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Patented June 18, 1935" M v UNITED STATES PATENT oFncEfT LATHE I William J. Merrigan, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Herberts Machinery 00., Ltd., Los Angeles,

Calif., a corporation of California Application September'ZG, 1934, Serial No. 745,593 3 Claims. (o1.142 1) This invention relates to improvements in end of the bed there are'provided laterally exlathes and, particularly, to woodworking lathes, tending ears l3 and at t e Opposite end of the although the invention is susceptible of use on. bed, which constitutes the headstock'end; the1, e other types of lathes. are provided pairs of ears. The ears of on'e'fpair,

5 An object of the invention is to provide a conindicated at M, and the ears of the other pair, 5

struction which will be relatively easy and cheap indicated at l 5, are joined by a central connect to manufacture and which will be very durable. ing web 16 in which there is formed-an aperture The present invention particularly concerns ll. on top of the headstock endof the bed there improvements in the headstock of the lathe. In is disposed the headstock. This is formed of an small woodworking lathes designed for home use integral casting providing standards I8 and. i9 '10 or use in pattern shops and the like it is desirable in the tops of which there are provided bearings in many instances to be able to drive the spindle for a headstock spindle 20. A multiple sheave or of the headstock from a motor or source of power cone pulley ii is fastened on the spindle between located beneath the table or work bench on which the bearings. A web 22 is formed integral with the lathe is mounted. In prior constructions the the standards l8 and i9 and the bottoms of the 15 headstock in woodworking lathes of this characstandards and the web are widened or flanged ter is a relatively large casting having openings so as to fit smoothly on complementary portions in its sides rendering it inconvenient, if at all of the bed. As a means for fastening the headpossible, to run the belt from the pulley on the stock on the bed a bolt or stud 23 has its upper headstock spindle down beneath the lathe. In end cast in web 22. This can be easily formed 20 most constructions the arrangement of the headwhen the casting of the headstock is in the nature stock is such that the headstock spindle must be of a die casting, although if the headstock is driven by a motor or other source of power 10- otherwise formed this bolt may be attached in cated otherwise than beneath the headstock. any suitable manner. The bolt or stud extends 25 Another object of the present invention is to downwardly from the center of the headstock 25 provide a lathe wherein the headstock spindle through aperture I l and is provided with a nut can be driven by a belt drive from a motor below 24. At the ends of the headstock casting small the table on which the lathe is mounted and lugs 25 project downwardly therefrom, which fit which is of such design as to readily. permit of a into corresponding recesses in the lathe bed. As

another to vary the speed of rotation of the headthe bed web it and the headstock web 22 are stock spindle. narrower than the sheaves on the cone pulley 2| Another object of the invention is to provide a and the space between the standards is laterally headstock of novel, simple, and durable design, open from opposite sides of these webs. With the parts of which can be easily, quickly, and such an arrangement it is possible tc fasten the 35 cheaply manufactured and readily assembled. lathe on a table or work bench by driving bolts With the foregoing and other objects in view, or screws through the ears l3, l4 and I5. A hole which will be made manifest in the following deor holes may be out in the table or work bench to tailed description, and specifically pointed out accommodate the reaches of the belt drive'indiin the appended claims, reference is had to the cated in dotted lines on Fig. 3. An electric motor 4 accompanying drawing for an illustrative embodor other source of power may be located beneath iment of the invention, wherein: the working surface of the table or work bench to Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved drive the headstock spindle. The webs; being woodworking lathe. located between the reaches of the belt in no Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the lathe shown in way interfere with it nor do they require the pass- 45 Fig. 1. ing of one reach over an idler pulley which would Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially spread the reaches of the belt. The reaches may upon the line 3-3 upon Fig. 1. be parallel or substantially so, as indicated in Fig. 4 is a partial view in vertical section taken a Fig. 3, so that a maximum drivingv contact with 60 substantially upon the line 44 upon Fig. 3. pulley 2| can be maintained at all times.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, The reference character 26 generally designates wherein similar reference characters designate a tool rest which is adjustable along the length I similar parts throughout, the lathe consists of a of the bed. Reference character 21 designates bed providing rails l0 and II which are cona tailstock. This consists of a pair of standards 5 nected at their ends as indicated at l2. At one 28 and 29 connected by a web 30 through which 30 changing of the belt drive from one pulley to will be'noted from an inspectionof Fig. 3, both 0 there is formed an aperture 3| for the head of the bolt 32 which, when tightened, holds the tailstock in adjusted position on the rails l0 and II. At the top of the standards there is a tubular body 33 in which a tailstock spindle34 is adjusted by means of a hand wheel 35. It is locked in adjusted position by means of a tightening wrench 36.

- From the above described construction it will be appreciated that the entire lathe is of extremely simpleyet durable design. The construction of the headstock is such as to permit the motor to be located beneath the lathe with a belt drive connecting the headstock spindle with the motor and the reaches of the belt passing downwardly adjacent the sides of webs 22 and I6. As the space between the standards is laterally open from the Sides of the webs there is no interfering structure interfering with an easy shift of the belt from one pulley to another.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A lathe having a bed providing rails, pairs of ears at one end of the bed, abase Web connecting the ears, a headstock having a pair of standards one arranged between the ears of each pair,

bearings in the standards, a spindle rotatable in the bearings, a pulley 0n the spindle, a web connecting the standards, and means for fastening the headstock to the base web, both webs being narrower than the pulley.

2. A lathe having a bed providing rails, pairs of ears at oneend of the bed, a base web connecting the ears, a headstock having a pair of standards one arranged between the ears, of each pair, bearings in the standards, a spindle rotatable in the bearings, a pulley on the spindle, a web connecting, the standards, a bolt secured to the web between the standards and extending through an aperture in the base web, and a nut on the bolt, said webs being narrower than the pulley. I 1

3. A lathe having a bed providing rails, pairs of ears at one end of the bed, a base web connecting the ears, a headstock having a pair of standards, one arranged between the ears of each pair, bearings in the standards, a spindle rotat- 

